microtrauma

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noun

Any small, insignificant injury, but especially one of a series (such as suffered by athletes) that can lead to major injury.

OriginEnglish trauma ← Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma) ← Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? →
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Meanings

nounmicrotrauma (countable and uncountable, plural microtraumas or microtraumata)

plural microtraumas · plural microtraumata

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAny small, insignificant injury, but especially one of a series (such as suffered by athletes) that can lead to major injury.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Ancient Greekτιτρώσκω (titrṓskō)
  6. Ancient Greekτραῦμα (traûma)
  7. Englishtrauma
  8. Englishmicrotrauma

From micro- + trauma.

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APA

microtrauma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microtrauma

MLA

“microtrauma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microtrauma. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microtrauma,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microtrauma.

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